February 12 – In memory of Emiliano Sala, the Argentine player tragically killed en route to join his new club Cardiff City, a minute’s silence will be observed at all Champions League and Europa League games this week.
Sala, who had signed for Cardiff from Nantes in January for a club record fee of £15 million, died when the light aircraft he was travelling on crashed in the English Channel last month after losing radar contact.
His death was only confirmed last week when his body was recovered from the wreckage while pilot David Ibbotson is still missing.
“On behalf of everyone at UEFA, I would like to express my sincerest condolences to the family and loved ones of Emiliano Sala for their loss,” UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said in a statement.
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